2. Diablo claims a life

Learn to say no to the Devil.

Diablo III is an addicting game. And you know what they say about addiction: it kills.

On July 13, 2012, a Taiwanese 18-year-old named Chuang reserved a room in a Tainan café so that he could play his favorite game in private. So he played. And played. And played. He didn’t even stop for any meals.

On July 15, an attendant working at the café entered the room to find Chuang resting. He shook Chuang awake, who then stood to leave. Chuang crashed to the floor after only a few steps.

Chuang expired within minutes of arriving at the hospital.

Authorities speculated Chuang’s death was caused by a blood clot, which was most possibly linked to sitting in front of a computer for more than 40 hours straight.

Strangely enough, a similar death occurred in Taiwan earlier that same year. In New Taipei, a man died of a heart attack after 23 uninterrupted hours of play.